Lulabelle: is it too....something?

What are our thoughts on Lulabelle? And yes, I realized since my girl name plans began at "Andrew" (no longer a contender) I am really running the gamut but here is my thinking:

PROS:
-I'm basically trying to get to Lulu (and my interest in Eloise has waned)
-Lulu was my great grandmother's name but she hated it so pronounced it "Lula" all her life
-I can't just go with Lula because daddy's last name begins with a "la" sound
-Yes, I know that's alliterative and I like that

CONS:
-It's...I don't know... country?
-My issue with Lulu on its own is it doesn't have enough gravitas for an adult & Lulabelle hardly has more
-My cat's name is Annabel (i.e. a bad sibset, even though one sib has fur)
-I hate all names that end with "bella" and I worry people will accidentally call her Lulabella because of the -ella epidemic

Last edited by jenna5128; February 19th, 2013 at 05:42 PM.

Latest list:

Girl: Lulu, EdenBoy: Leo, Wallace, Grady

Mommy to one sweet little boy who I loved naming Lennox Andrew Michael (Lex for short)

Lulabelle would be even harder for a little girl to grow up with than Lulu. I don't really have a way to improve Lulabelle other than to scratch it off the list and use another name with the "loo" sound.

I really, really, um...dislike Lulabelle. If you're just looking to get to Lulu, how about Lucy? It's so much simpler and less frilly, yet still girly and cute, and people definitely know how to pronounce it. I adore Lucy, and you could nickname your little LucyLulu.

I LOVELucy but my husband hates it. And it can't end in "La" because his last name starts with "La" so that kills Tallulah, which I also love. I pitched "AnaLucia" but he vetoed all double barrels. This is how I arrived at Lulabelle, but I'm considering just "Lulu" now, gravitas or no.

Latest list:

Girl: Lulu, EdenBoy: Leo, Wallace, Grady

Mommy to one sweet little boy who I loved naming Lennox Andrew Michael (Lex for short)

I think it's very cute for a toddler... less so for a woman.Luella would be elegant on an adult. You could always nn her Lulu from that too. Even call her Lulabelle as a special nn.
Another idea- go for Eloise still but put a Belle name in the middle spot to give the nn Lulubelle.EloiseRosabelle or EloiseMirabelle